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Joint MBA/MA in Educational Leadership
The MBA/MA in Educational Leadership degree is a 22-credit full-time program. Students earn a single master’s degree that reflects the education and business knowledge and skills needed to lead and manage organizations in the education sector or to consult or provide services to this sector. Foundation, core and elective courses have been selected to give students the breadth of knowledge needed for both programs, while substantially reducing the total number of credits required to complete what would otherwise be two degrees. The joint program also enables students to reduce the time invested in securing both graduate degrees while ensuring the academic quality and standards of each degree. It is expected that students will complete this program withing two and a half (2.5) to four (4) years, depending on the number of foundation courses transferred into the program, the availability of summer courses, and the student's course load. The residency requirement is four (4) semesters.
Foundation Courses
(8 semester course credits)
Foundation courses in educational leadership represent topic areas rather than specific courses. The education foundation courses may be completed at other institutions and counted towards the joint degree requirements with the approval of the Dean of the School of Education. Students may take a maximum of three (3) of the MBA listed foundation courses at an accredited, four-year college or university as long as the courses are equivalent to a Mills 1 semester credit, are approved by the Dean’s office, and were taken within five (5) years prior to the date of entrance into the MBA program. To fulfill a foundation course requirement, the students must have earned a grade of B or better in each course. (Financial and Managerial Accounting may be taken at an accredited junior/community college or continuing education program in which the courses have been certified for credit eligibility towards the CA Certified Public Accountancy exam). All remaining courses are to be taken at Mills.
MGMT 200 Microeconomic Theory (1)*
MGMT 214 Financial Accounting (1)*
MGMT 215 Managerial Accounting (1)
MGMT 216 Corporate Finance (1)
MGMT 236 Managerial Economics (1)
Leadership (EDUC 401 or EDUC 403) (1)
Teaching and Learning (EDUC 265, EDUC 339, EDUC 347A, or EDUC 404) (1)
Issues of Race and Ethnicity (EDUC 402 or EDUC 427) (1)
*Courses must be taken within the first three (3) semesters of the program.
Core Courses
(9 semester course credits)
The required core courses are central to the degree and cannot be substituted from outside programs.
MGMT 226 Management Information Systems (1)
MGMT 230 Marketing Management (1)
MGMT 232 Operations Management (1)
MGMT 263 Quantitative Methods for Business (1)*
MGMT 290 Strategy Management (1) or
PPOL 220 Organization Efficacy (1)
EDUC 407 Perspectives on Human Resource Management (1)
EDUC 421A Inquiry into Leadership: Practice into Theory (1)
EDUC 421B Inquiry into Leadership: Practice into Theory (1)
EDUC 426 Ethical and Moral Dimensions in Educational Leadership (1)
*Courses must be taken within the first three (3) semesters of the program.
Approved Electives
(4 semester course credits)
Students must take a total of four semester credits in electives at Mills with two credits from MBA offerings and two credits from educational leadership. Electives must be selected from the approved electives below:
MBA Electives
ECON 141 Economics of Education (1)
MGMT 201 Macroeconomic Theory (1)
MGMT 202 Administrative Behavior (1)
MGMT 223 Advertising and Public Relations (1)
MGMT 224 Communications for Business (1)
MGMT 227 Negotiations (1)
MGMT 228 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting (1)
MGMT 231 Marketing Strategy (1)
MGMT 270 Nonprofit Management (1)
MGMT 271 Strategic Philanthropy and Social Enterprise (1)
MGMT 274 Innovation in Business (1)
MGMT 275 Entrepreneurship (1)
Educational Leadership Electives
EDUC 203 Public Policy: Children, Youth, and Families (1)
EDUC 220 Urban Education (1)
EDUC 229 Schools, Sexuality, and Gender (1)
EDUC 261 Interpersonal Communication (1)
EDUC 276A Leadership in Early Childhood Seminar (1)
EDUC 290 Advanced Seminar in Child Development (1)
EDUC 401 School Leadership (1)
EDUC 403 Administrative Leadership: Theory, Concepts, Practices (1)
EDUC 406 Fiscal and Business Services (.5)
EDUC 412 School Law and Public Policy (.5)
EDUC 427 Issues of Race and Ethnicity in Education (1)
Practicum
(1 semester course credit)
A practicum is required for students who do not have at least two years of professional or managerial experience in educational administration or consulting. The practicum can be supervised by a faculty member in either the MBA or Educational Leadership Program.
MGMT 288 Management Practicum (1)
EDUC 409A or B Field experience (1)
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